Reposted by Glorious LibertyRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 22/11/2024And it becomes a way of enforcing gender conformity in all sorts of ways—it’s literally a Dykes to Watch Out For cartoon from 1995 16968393
Reposted by Glorious LibertyRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 22/11/2024I like these undefeatist attitudes. Thanks @karenattiah.bsky.social and @chadstanton.bsky.social 17770144
Reposted by Glorious LibertyJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 22/11/2024For what’s worth: As a liberal arts school graduate, folks were making fun of my education as useless long before Twitter took off. And they were, of course, always hilariously wrong: I use my education every dang day. 6536
Reposted by Glorious LibertyRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 22/11/2024“One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” -Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr. And it’s on every cis person in this country to fiercely have trans people’s backs in every macro and micro way, now and always. In the bathroom & in the streets. When they’re present or not. Everywhere. 312419740
Reposted by Glorious LibertyNefarious Filth Bird 𓅾 @sasquatch.bsky.social · 21/11/2024It's all tied together and don't let them trick you into thinking it's for safety 310221006452
Reposted by Glorious LibertyJorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 22/11/2024It is very important work to report on the news, and I am grateful to reporters still doing that. That said I would prefer to read it in private at my own pace and without group discussion that would be disturbed by my deep sighs and other sounds thank you 1292616
Reposted by Glorious Libertydamniel spookradski @self.agency · 21/11/2024They should be required to start an independent nonprofit foundation like Mozilla. 07913
Reposted by Glorious LibertyBillie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 22/11/2024FWIW at this point I am more convinced than ever that the Tim Walz "These people are weird and they are bad neighbors who won't mind their own damned business, now let's get back to how we can make things better" would have worked and I don't know why they didn't run with it. 1122125
Reposted by Glorious LibertyDripped Out Trade Unionists @uniondrip.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Shame on the California Academy of Sciences for cutting the youth program because the kids passed out flyers supporting the Museum Workers' Union, who have been without a contract since unionizing last year. 311386417
Reposted by Glorious LibertyStormverine’s Furaha (she/her) 🕊️ @stormverinejoy.bsky.social · 20/11/2024This irks me to no end. Do NOT talk about my people if you will reduce us only to needing us to keep things cheap! That is NOT being an ally. That’s just willing to sacrifice us for capitalism. 249781
Reposted by Glorious LibertyKelly Turnbull @coelasquid.bsky.social · 22/11/2024This hit my weak point for massive damage 15677832254
Reposted by Glorious LibertyJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 21/11/2024I know everyone is talking about Matt Gaetz but please don't miss this: Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...propublica.orgGeorgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two DeathsIn a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs... 15377934501
Reposted by Glorious LibertyDavid Hansen @revdavid.bsky.social · 21/11/2024If you aren’t listening to the poor, the suffering, and the vulnerable, you will never hear the voice of Jesus. 1143
Reposted by Glorious LibertyConstantine @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Bad press is water. Small actions are water. Small drops do "nothing" but together they become a flood. Be drops. Be water. 04710
Reposted by Glorious LibertyIan is the Priest-King of the Sacred Grove at Nemi @poetinbabylon.bsky.social · 20/11/2024every time a Nazi shows up with this slogan (or a NRA gun-fetishist), just remind them what Jesus said: "If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple." 923933
Reposted by Glorious LibertyLauren Gill @laurengill.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Alabama is planning to execute another man, Carey Dale Grayson, with nitrogen gas today. In allowing the execution to go forward, the courts have largely relied on the accounts of state officials — accounts that stunningly contradict what I and other media witnesses saw during Miller's execution. 812871
Reposted by Glorious LibertyNate's Myth @natesmith.dev · 20/11/2024English is just three Germanic languages in a French coat 431280308
Reposted by Glorious Libertycaitlin @caitlinmc.bsky.social · 21/11/2024I think today's the last day of this offer so grab them while you can - and of course buy from the authors/donate to haymarket if you can, too. I'm a few chapters into Let This Radicalise You and it's already building up hope and strength for the better worlds we can build. 6201122
Reposted by Glorious LibertyLydia hates AI @revlydiaposselt.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Friends don’t let friends compare Christian nationalism to Sharia Law or the Taliban. Christians already have a great comparison: the KKK and the 3rd Reich (among others) 031
Reposted by Glorious LibertyClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 21/11/2024*extremely Shania Twain voice* let's go girls actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...actionnetwork.orgNot In Our Name: Cisgender Women Against Trans Bathroom BansHouse Representative Nancy Mace and the Congressional GOP have launched a campaign of harassment not just against newly-elected trans Democrat Rep Sarah McBride of Delaware, but against all trans and ... 281586621
Reposted by Glorious LibertyRead the book Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @jphillll.bsky.social · 20/11/2024 1840381107
Reposted by Glorious LibertyDr Joanne Williams @jowilliams.bsky.social · 21/11/2024It's a good advert for the product because we are all talking about it ofc. But the human-in-the-loop aspect of ai is very underappreciated. Would this be a good way of producing it if the usual methods were impossible? Maybe. Is cheaper or quicker, or can be done without human help? Maybe not. 142
Reposted by Glorious LibertyRoxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 21/11/2024The real trap here is that the Republicans have made defending civil rights seem like a frivolous thing and a whole lot of liberals are falling in line. Even if it was a culture war, so what? This would be a war worth fighting. What are we even doing here, people? Get it together. 10598302187
Reposted by Glorious LibertyRobert Ford @robertmford.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Here's some useful info on being an upstander: www.apa.org/pi/health-eq...apa.orgBystander intervention tip sheetTips to help you recognize a discriminatory/emergency situation and then take steps to diffuse it. Violence and aggression, whether macro or micro, perpetuate discrimination based on any characteristic, including age, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, some combination of these or something else. 1513193
Glorious Liberty @romans821.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Up until now, as clergy, if I have ever had to discuss a church bathroom it was either because something was broken, or something was a truly unholy mess. I never thought I would say this, but I dearly hope that streak continues. 150
Reposted by Glorious LibertyProf. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 19/11/2024important for researchers in AfAm and Amrel religion 17336
Reposted by Glorious LibertyNews Feed @news-feed.bsky.social · 19/11/2024@NBCNews: An analysis of precinct-level data by the @NBCNews Decision Desk shows the extent to which President-elect Trump’s wins in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania — and VP Harris’s losses — were driven by weak turnout in heavily Democratic cities. nbcnews.comMain link in OG tweethttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/weak-turnout-key-cities-hurt-harris-blue-wall-states-rcna180669?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=673d0a6e25d4c0000151d3e6&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter 0158
Glorious Liberty @romans821.bsky.social · 19/11/2024I'm honestly a little disappointed that a new version of The Oregon Trail has been on Steam for 2 years now and none of you told me about it. (It's on sale.) 110
Reposted by Glorious LibertyJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 19/11/2024Of note: Speaker Johnson just said that his position here is “what scripture teaches.” I’d be curious to know his exact theology, but his broader point is NOT the universal Christian position. Case in point: Johnson isn’t ordained, but Rep.-elect McBride is — she’s an ordained Presbyterian elder. 911461343
Reposted by Glorious LibertyCabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 19/11/2024bluesky request. do not follow or reward quote-doomers. people who quote an article and only add something like "you have no idea how bad this is" or "it's over" or "say goodbye to everything you love". they succeed from your stress. they're bringing you down with them. stay awake; not like this. 1145408865
Reposted by Glorious Libertyonion person @junlper.beer · 18/11/2024it’s pretty funny whenever people talk about needing to have a “wider tent” for a political party they always mean people who are transphobic and not trans people 897611843
Reposted by Glorious LibertyAntifa Tech Support @antifatechsupport.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Roxanne Gay spits the fire. Time to strap on our big girl pants and Hello Kitty Doc Martens. 0298
Reposted by Glorious LibertyAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/11/2024You can tell Republicans actually see her as a woman because they want to control her body without her consent. 663255412
Reposted by Glorious LibertyJenna DeWitt (she/her) @jennadewitt.bsky.social · 19/11/2024A lot of y'all don't speak up because you're afraid as a spiritual leader, you'll be expected to know and defend all the queer theology, hermeneutics, and terms immediately. But no need to reinvent the wheel; I've compiled the basics for you! Read and share: invisiblecakesociety.com/2021/06/05/q...invisiblecakesociety.comQueer theology and the BibleIs there an affirming way to read the Bible? What contributions and revelations and corrections can queer theology offer the church? What do I say to my church or pastor or neighbors who think quee… 05810
Reposted by Glorious LibertyTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 19/11/2024While Trump crows about his great COVID record, remember this, from the COVID Crisis Group (a bipartisan collection of scientists and public health experts), in a study published last year. Excerpt from The Death of Expertise, second edition. 15852111455
Reposted by Glorious LibertySteph Herold @stephherold.bsky.social · 18/11/2024If you’re ready to take action to support abortion seekers, this is for you: a self-paced training from All-Options about offering support when abortion may be out of reach all-options-selfpacedpow.thinkific.com/courses/offe...all-options-selfpacedpow.thinkific.comOffering Support When Abortion May Be Out of ReachGain a deeper understanding of the current state of abortion care, access, and resources and develop concrete tools and skills for how to support people making pregnancy decisions when their options are limited. 11713
Reposted by Glorious LibertyJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 19/11/2024One thing I hope we can do as Bluesky gets larger is be less tolerant of the resistance grifters who will try to hack the platform for engagement and growth without any interest in adding anything substantive or meaningful It’s a different kind of troll. 1216419524114
Glorious Liberty @romans821.bsky.social · 19/11/2024I have no idea what this is from but I love it:media.tenor.coma picture of a ground squirrel with katie written on the bottomAlt: a gopher yells, "Katie!" appears as a caption 020
Reposted by Glorious LibertyChallah, Head Cha-la @aratingaskeets.bsky.social · 17/11/2024To all the gun queers who are really excited about fighting a war: 310431
Glorious Liberty @romans821.bsky.social · 19/11/2024How to teach small children methods of organizing, non violent resistance, and malicious compliance in an authentic and grassroots manner.... 030
Reposted by Glorious LibertyKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 19/11/2024Your daily reminder: ChatGPT is not a search engine. It does not "know" anything: it smashes words together in plausible sounding way, but it does not have (and never will have) any ability to check whether something is true or false Using it for anything beyond "re-word this headline" = failure 561063306
Reposted by Glorious LibertyAnnalee @flowerhorne.com · 19/11/2024In case anyone's wondering why bluesky DMs don't support images: I'm pretty sure this is why 333467
Reposted by Glorious Libertygailtheal.bsky.social @gailtheal.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Nope, don't know any undocumented people. You don't, either. 3387
Reposted by Glorious LibertyLaurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 19/11/2024It’s the first and most important of the lessons @timothysnyder.bsky.social has imparted. Ignore it at your peril. 15411123
Reposted by Glorious LibertyJoshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 19/11/2024this has been going on for a long time. the first time I heard about it, I told the client he must have misread the document until I saw it myself. 1115257
Reposted by Glorious LibertyRabbi Rachel Barenblat @velveteenrabbi.bsky.social · 19/11/2024This is some tripe, all right. :D 2144
Reposted by Glorious LibertyHorror Nerds at Church @hnacpod.bsky.social · 19/11/2024It's the holiday season and Pace is coming to you fresh with some Thanksgiving Horror recommendations. No holiday says horror quite like Thanksgiving, with its genocidal, colonialist legacy, so sit back, pop the popcorn, and throw one of these flicks on the tube. 111
Reposted by Glorious LibertyMateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 17/11/2024There are two great lies in our society: that onions take 10 minutes to caramelize and that academia is a meritocracy. 319532
Reposted by Glorious LibertyAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 18/11/2024Sarah McBride was elected as the first transgender representative and now Republicans trying to ban her from the bathroom. 58184162213
Reposted by Glorious LibertyJim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Bethany Mandel, early pioneer of "the left made me vote for Trump", author of "maybe we should be friends with Nazis" and perhaps known to you as the "oh shit I forgot the definition of the term I wrote a whole book on during a live TV hit" person begins the sanewashing for RFK Jr. for the right. 49683116